Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) Health News (Master Feed)
Russia’s official toll of COVID-related deaths stands at 812,000
(Reuters) - Russia has registered a total of 812,127 COVID-related deaths since the start of the pandemic in Russia in April 2020, Reuters calculations based on new data from the Rosstat state statist...
Jun 10, 2022
U.S. expects 300,000 more Jynneos doses as monkeypox cases jump to 45
(Reuters) - The U.S. government expects to receive an additional 300,000 doses of Bavarian Nordic's Jynneos vaccine against monkeypox as cases across the country jumped to 45 from 25 four days ago. Th...
Jun 10, 2022
Cholera and other diseases could kill thousands in Ukraine’s Mariupol – mayor
By Max Hunder KYIV (Reuters) - Cholera and other deadly diseases could kill thousands of people in the southern Ukrainian city of Mariupol as corpses lie uncollected and summer brings warmer weather, ...
Jun 10, 2022
FACTBOX -Vaccines delivered under COVAX sharing scheme for poorer countries
June 10 (Reuters) - The COVAX facility, backed by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (GAVI), has delivered 1.53 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses to...
Jun 10, 2022
Drug developer Zymeworks adopts ‘poison pill’ to keep All Blue at bay
(Reuters) - Cancer therapy developer Zymeworks Inc said on Friday it had adopted a "poison pill" to thwart a hostile takeover from All Blue Capital, a month after rejecting the investment firm's $773 ...
Jun 10, 2022
U.S. to drop COVID testing for incoming international air travelers
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration will drop pre-departure COVID-19 international air testing requirements effective Sunday at 12:01 a.m. after heavy lobbying from air...
Jun 10, 2022
Factbox-Monkeypox cases around the world
(Reuters) - Around 30 countries where monkeypox is not endemic have reported outbreaks of the viral disease as confirmed cases crossed 1,300, most of them in Europe. Monkeypox, which spreads through c...
Jun 10, 2022
Germany pledges medical aid to Ukraine
By Alexander Ratz and Zuzanna Szymanska BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany will help Ukraine provide medical help for war victims by helping build trauma centres for the wounded, donating prosthetic limbs and...
Jun 10, 2022
Factbox-Countries offering vaccine for monkeypox
(Reuters) - As more countries where monkeypox is not endemic report outbreaks of the viral disease, some governments have started offering vaccines to most exposed citizens. There isn't a specific vac...
Jun 10, 2022
Poland reports first case of monkey pox – PAP news agency
WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland confirmed its first case of monkey pox, PAP news agency said on Friday, quoting Health Minister Adam Niedzielski. There have been more than 1,000 monkey pox cases reported to...
Jun 10, 2022
